Chapter 1578 Are You a Devil
After Eunuch He was punished, everyone felt that the punishment should end here. They could no longer think of anyone in the Yingtian family who was still responsible.
However, looking at Chen Hong holding the imperial edict steadily and showing no intention of closing it, it is obvious that it is not over yet and will obviously continue.
Everyone couldn't help but wonder, why is there anyone else?! I really can't think of anyone else who is responsible.
The next second, Chen Hong gave them the answer:
"Zhang Han, the head of the Yingtian Ministry of War, and Liu Qing, the governor of the Yingtian Procuratorate, reminded Zhu Ping'an, the minister of Anshun in Zhejiang Province, to warn the Ministry of War that Japanese pirates were harassing Ying Yao in Yu. Not only did they fail to take it seriously, but they opposed the impeachment of Zhu Ping'an for not understanding The two of them did not distinguish between military affairs, spreading rumors and causing trouble, sensationalizing, disrupting the morale of the military and the people, and undermining the stability of Yingyao. They demanded that Zhu Pingan be held accountable and dismissed. He confused right and wrong, framed his colleagues, failed in his duties, and betrayed the emperor's favor. He demoted Zhang Han to the county magistrate of Yongkang, Guangxi, and demoted Liu Qing to the magistrate of Xuanhua, Guangxi, and fined him a salary for one year to see the effect. "
Zhu. Hearing this, Ping An couldn't help but prove that there is such a thing. Zhang Han and Liu Qing actually impeached me to warn me?! It's not both public and private. You are really slapping a stone on your own feet - it is your own fault and you have no one to blame.
In the crowd, Zhang Chufeng, the Zhejiang Provincial Commissioner and Inspector-General, broke into a cold sweat. While saying that he was lucky, he winked at Zhang Han and Liu Qing crazily, fearing that they would confess him in public. come out.
Because he was the one who contacted the two people to impeach Zhu Pingan, and he was originally going to sign the impeachment memorial. This was a good opportunity to claim credit from Mr. Yan, but in the end, considering that he and Zhu Pingan were both from Zhejiang Province, If he comes forward to impeach the person who is the prosecutor and prosecutor, it will make people think that he is sabotaging, divisive, intolerant, and involuntarily, which will damage his image and will not be conducive to his promotion of the sentence and prosecutor in Zhejiang. It will be detrimental to him. It will also have adverse effects on his future development.
That’s why he reluctantly refused to sign the impeachment memorial and gave the great credit to Zhang Han and Liu Qing. Of course, he did not forget to write a handwritten letter to the Yan Mansion to explain the matter and let the Yan Mansion know his contribution behind the memorial.
Now I can't help but feel lucky. Fortunately, he didn't sign the impeachment memorial and escaped the disaster. Otherwise, he would be one more person who would be demoted to a remote and poisonous place in Guangxi as a county magistrate today.
Although he escaped by luck, Zhang Chufeng was extremely nervous at the moment, fearing that Zhang Han and Liu Qing would bite him out.
However, fortunately, what Zhang Chufeng was worried about did not happen. While Zhang Chufeng was nervous and apprehensive, Zhang Han and Liu Qing knelt down to accept the order with mournful expressions on their faces, but did not bite him out, which made him relieved.
Actually, Zhang Han and Liu Qing knew clearly in their hearts that the done deal was now over. Even if Zhang Chufeng was bitten out, they would not be able to change the fait accompli that they were demoted to the county magistrate in Guangxi. Instead, the dog would bite the dog, so why not Keep this handle, or a favor, and extract a large amount of compensation from Zhang Chufeng. In addition, Zhang Chufeng has the way of being a strict party. The two of them can be regarded as receiving a reward for their efforts for the strict party. The strict party must also have some points. Express it. The Yan Party has great power in the court now, and can be said to cover the sky with one hand. We put pressure on Zhang Chufeng and asked him to contact the Yan Party and ask the Yan Party to transfer them back from the smoky land later.
So, Zhang Han and Liu Qing did not bite Zhang Chufeng.
After Zhang Han and Liu Qing were dismissed, everyone thought it was time to end it. However, after the last experience, everyone learned their lesson and did not jump to conclusions easily. Instead, they looked at Chen Hong.
Then, they found that Chen Hong was still holding the imperial edict steadily, as if he wanted to continue reading it.
As expected, everyone was a little numb.
Chen Hong held the imperial edict in his hand and slowly read out: "The official Luo Jieqing of Yingtian Mansion and the commander Xu Chengzong were ordered to guard Moling Pass. They are cowardly and incompetent, as timid as a mouse. They heard that the Japanese pirates were marching southward from Yingtian, but no trace of the Japanese pirates was seen. , that is, they abandoned the pass and fled. Fortunately, the Japanese pirates were annihilated by the Zhejiang army outside Yingtian City, otherwise the Japanese pirates could have easily passed by. They fled south from Lingguan Pass, thinking that the Japanese pirates had been annihilated by the Zhejiang Army. The two abandoned the pass without causing any adverse consequences. They were reduced in grade, removed from their official positions, given a hundred imperial staffs, and imprisoned. They were sent to the border gate on a certain date and their property was confiscated to serve as military equipment. . I admire this!”
“The guilty minister accepts the decree and thanks the Lord for his kindness”
Luo Jieqing, the official of Yingtian Mansion, and Xu Chengzong, the commander, were originally lucky, thinking that they might be able to escape, because when they abandoned the pass and fled, Zhu Pingan had actually led the Zhejiang army to annihilate the Japanese pirates. There is no harm in running away. But They have to pay back after all. No matter whether there is any harm or not, it can't change the fact that they abandoned the country and escaped. Now that they heard the imperial edict, the trace of luck in their hearts was completely gone. As expected, they couldn't escape. When they heard the specific punishment , the two couldn't help but collapsed to the ground.
I regret my mistake!
I regret my mistake!
Oh, if only I had persisted a little longer, I would have received the news that the Japanese pirates had been wiped out by the Zhejiang Army, and they would not have abandoned the pass and fled. What a tragedy today.
But there is no regret medicine in the world, and it is useless to regret.
The factory guard on the side stepped forward expressionlessly, grabbed the two of them, took off their black gauze hats and official uniforms, and dragged them out of the hall with their arms crossed. They were put on shackles and shackles, and were under strict supervision until the decree was announced. After that, they were taken to prison.
Any more?
Everyone looked at Chen Hong and found that after Chen Hong read out the punishment of Luo Jieqing and Xu Chengzong, he clicked his lips with some unfinished thoughts, and slowly rolled up the imperial edict reluctantly.
Seeing Chen Hong's unfinished expression, everyone couldn't help but complain in their hearts: Are you a devil? You still haven't finished it! Do you know how much pressure we are under!
"This decree of punishment has been read out by the Zajia family. Your lords must take it as a warning and don't let the Holy One down again." After Chen Hong collected the imperial edict, he handed it over to the eunuch behind him and slowly Xu said to everyone.
"Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law. We must learn from our lessons, be loyal to our duties, and have the courage to shoulder our responsibilities. We will not let the Holy One down again."
Everyone spoke one after another.
Everyone present could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. The punishment was finally read out. If it did not end, their hearts would not be able to bear it anymore.
Everyone silently reviewed the punishment situation. Because of this Japanese invasion, one person, the Minister of War, the right minister of the Ministry of War, three prefects, one general magistrate, one official, and one governor were punished. There was one person in charge of the Ministry of War, one governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, eight county magistrates, four county magistrates, three magistrates, and fifty-six officers of the garrison. A total of eighty-one civil and military officials were punished.
A total of eighty-one civil and military officials were punished!
After coming to this conclusion, everyone was deeply shocked! From this you can imagine how angry the Holy One was!
Zhu Ping'an squinted his eyes slightly and discovered a situation. I don't know whether it was a coincidence or intentional. There were a total of eighty-one people attacking Yingtian (there were twenty-four Japanese pirates who sneaked into the city in advance, and the siege There were fifty-seven people), and this time the punishment was issued, and a total of eighty-one civil and military officials were punished. It is equivalent to a Japanese pirate punishing an official!
Thinking of Emperor Jiajing's character, Zhu Pingan suddenly understood that this was not a coincidence, it was inevitable!
(End of this chapter)